Science Teacher Expert

Science teachers to build the science instruction scenarios frontier AI labs use to test model judgment. AfterQuery builds the expert evaluation data that frontier AI labs use to measure and improve their models. We're hiring science teachers as contractors to author and grade the science instruction scenarios those evaluations run on. What you'll actually do Author realistic science instruction scenarios including labs and misconceptionsWrite reference answers with the scientific reasoning behind each explanationGrade model output for scientific accuracy and lab safetyFlag demonstrations and explanations that read well but are wrong or unsafe Who this is for Teaching license or certification with a science endorsement2+ years of teaching science in a classroom settingDepth in at least one discipline: biology, chemistry, physics, or earth scienceYou can write scientific reasoning clearly enough for another teacher to follow it Contract and pay $45 to $75/hr, paid weekly via Stripe. Your rate is set from your experience, not negotiated down after you start.Remote and fully async. No fixed hours.Minimum 10 hours per week, no maximum. Scale up or down week to week.No screen recording, no keystroke monitoring, no idle timers.Independent contractor. Ongoing project work rather than single task batches. How our hiring process works Apply at /apply/science-teacher-expert. About five minutes. Resume plus a few structured questions.Resume review. Every application gets read against a published rubric and gets a decision.Written assessment. You may be asked to take a written assessment for further placement.Onboarding. Sign the contractor agreement, connect Stripe, and get platform access.Project match. You're matched to live work in your specialty, usually within a week of onboarding. About AfterQuery AfterQuery is an expert data lab. We build the evaluation and training data that frontier AI labs use to measure what their models can and can't do in real professional work. Our contributors are practicing professionals, not annotators, and the work is credited, reviewed, and paid at professional rates.

Responsibilities

• Author realistic science instruction scenarios including labs and misconceptions
• Write reference answers with the scientific reasoning behind each explanation
• Grade model output for scientific accuracy and lab safety
• Flag demonstrations and explanations that read well but are wrong or unsafe

Required Qualifications

• Teaching license or certification with a science endorsement
• 2+ years of teaching science in a classroom setting
• Depth in at least one discipline: biology, chemistry, physics, or earth science
• Clear written English for explaining scientific reasoning
• Able to commit at least 10 hours per week

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching advanced courses such as AP, IB, or equivalents
• Lab design and inquiry based instruction experience
• Science fair or student research mentoring

Why apply

• $45 to $75/hr, paid hourly via Stripe
• 100% remote and fully async with no grading nights
• Shape how frontier models reason about science
• Ongoing project work with hours you set each week